Nature
Learn Nature through play.
Nature activities do not need a forest. A pavement crack, a patch of grass, one tree on the way to school and a puddle will carry most of what is here.
These are collecting, sorting, looking closely, listening, and noticing what changed since last week. A magnifying glass helps but is not required; a container to put things in matters more, because collecting is most of the appeal.
Two ground rules run through all of it: look more than you pick, and wash hands afterwards. Both are noted on the activities where they matter most.
Activities
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20 Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids (Turkey Approved)
Looking for thanksgiving crafts for kids that go beyond the same old handprint turkey? These 20 easy Thanksgiving crafts use things you already have at home — paper plates, toilet rolls, flour, dried beans — and every idea lists the age, the time, and the mess level up front.
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Grow Hair on an Eggshell
Half an eggshell, a face drawn on, cotton wool and cress seeds. In a week it has green hair you can eat.
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The First Cold Morning
A seasonal story about the morning you can suddenly see your own breath.
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Collect the Leaves, Then Sort Them
A bag, a walk, and a kitchen table. The collecting is half of it and the sorting is the other half.
